heroicized

past tense of heroicize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroicized
Verb
  • These values were generally shared by his employers at Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, organisations idealized as the polar opposite of Emperor Palpatine's authoritarian dictatorship from a galaxy far, far away.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.
    Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • His newfound precarity is not romanticized, it is presented as the necessary alternative to a less suitable path.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The sheer scale of Hosoda’s success may have softened his storytelling instincts, even if the aesthetics are occasionally remarkable.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Contemporary forms and sleek materials are softened with touches of warmth, organic textures, and colorful accents for interiors that feel modern but never cold.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To put that into perspective, one can of diet soda sweetened with aspartame contains around 200 to 300 milligrams, according to the World Health Organization.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The palate itself is notably creamy, leading with vanilla and passionfruit custard before diving into sugar-and-spice coated cashews, sweetened green tea, and a barely-there thread of matcha.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Heroicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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